Gold on a card at Papercraft star

Here is my gold trimmed Christmas Card for papercraft star.I've used corrugated card,gold and white braid and a scrapmatts sleigh with "peace on Earth" as my sentiment inked in green.The braid slipped up at the LH corner under the scanner but is now glued on straight.

Gonks for Red Cross

This is the 2nd lot of gonks I've made for Red Cross to be used like Trauma Teddies.Harry high pants is top middle(I sewed him upside down) and ballerina gonk top right is my favourite.I've been using up fabrics from my mother's 50 years of dressmaking.
Christmas is about giving!!!!!!!

Show us your stuff

My layout for Show us your stuff this month features Jonathan holding a family heirloom...fat santa.He(santa) has been in our family for about 50 years.
I've used Kaisercraft's Tudor papers again,and concentrated on maroon for the other pps.I machine stitched the zigzags on the corrugated card to match the other paper and the flower,made from an old fabric scrap,is my handiwork too.

Candy Canes at Lollipop Ladies

Candy canes are the inspiration at the lollipop ladies this fortnight.The extra crieteria is spirals.
here's the card I've made as part of my guest designer spot.

I used Twiddlybits mini flourishes on this plus 2 different red & white striped papers plus ribbon on the edge.Hope this inspires you to have a go.You have 2 weeks from today (Wednesday) to enter.

Here's the link.

http://thelollipopladies.blogspot.com.au/

stuck on us sketches and Scrap for help

These are 2 new blogs I've discovered.
I used the sketch for stuck on us sketches but also incorporated a paper bag and string thereby qualifying for scrap for help as well.
The maroon paper bag was found in a motel bathroom(I'll let you work out its original purpose),but it struck me as a good size for layouts.I border punched the open edge.
The range of papers are by Kaisercraft and named Tudor.
I've used baker's twine from Purple Pumpkin(ie string).
The flower embellishments were cut from parts of the paper you can't see and in the case of the larger one mounted on maroon paper to stand out.
The lettering is American Crafts Do-it-yourself thickers which are sticky on both sides,hence made it easy to cover with the paper.
Our room in Milan had a view of the square near the castle and in these photo's Erica was contemplating a walk ,then went off to explore.

bird is the word and a breath of celtic.

While on our travels around Ireland we visited Glendalough near Dublin where the tower was built in 1170.It can be seen in the top photo shaped like a pencil. The Celtic graves cover a huge area and hark back to those times.It is a fascinating place.Both of us felt an atmosphere of history,or a breath of the past hence my layout.

I've used a map of Europe from an old encyclopaedia and coloured Ireland in green(what else?).
The 3 tags are misted using Sugar maple and the Twiddlybits Celtic knot has been treated with rusting powder.I've also added bakers twine,a clock face and a ticket for my journalling.

ISSC#44 at I spy sketches

The sketch this week is this

and so I've chosen to go non-Christmas with this one. Here's my effort

It is a grey day outside so I will add that the yellow/primrose card and floral background is much brighter.There are 2 strips of fibre around the top and I've chosen to hang a gold locket charm from the yellow one.Hope you like it!